Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Visakhapatnam, 31% of children under five are stunted, close to the typical Indian district. The Anganwadi centre is the frontline for changing that: supplementary nutrition, growth monitoring, and pre-school for children up to six.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Visakhapatnam, which ranks 1 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 10.6%. On women who are anaemic at 58.7%, it sits close to the national mark.